Open Drawbridge
Here’s an open drawbridge in Jacksonville, Florida. Pretty cool, anyone found any more?
Thanks: David Fletcher
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Here is an actual boat passing through a drawbridge with the help of two tugboats in Somerset, Mass:
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Another open bridge, in seattle:
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it has traffic backed up about half a mile, to the north.
I think the Montlake bridge in Seattle isn’t just open, I think it is stuck open. I’ve never seen it open on just one side.
Thanks izzy, when I saw your post I remembered that we’d [already posted that one][1]
And Jon Fuchs, I’m afraid we [already posted][2] your one too!
[1]: http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/20/battleship-cove/
[2]: http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/30/huskie-stadium/
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I am familiar with the Grand Avenue Bridge in Jacksonville. At night, it offers a beautifully non-obstructed view of downtown. I even talked to the drawbridge operator one night and she said that this drawbridge is one of busiest in the state.
[This Amtrack drawbridge in Groton CT][1] is wide open, right next to the (huge) I-95 bridge.
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As a rule of thumb, draw bridges for trains are almost always up, since boats are more frequent than trains.
Actually, federal regulations require railroad drawbridges to remain in the open position favoring navigation unless there is a need for a crossing or repairs to the bridge are being made.
An open railway drawbridge is a default position.